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Cycling and Plants

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So I may have missed something throughout all of my reading, or the piece of information simply got lost along the way, but I was wondering where plants go in the fishless-cycle equation? I'm nearly ready to start my cycling, but was unsure if I needed to plant my tank before cycling or after the cycle was complete. Being new to this world, my mind can justify either way...lol. Simple question that I'm sure has been answered elsewhere, but I just couldn't seem to find it. Thanks.

Add them in whenever you please (Before, during, after) :) plants don't really have an affect on the cycle-and it may help in making the tank look more real/give you time to scape/cycle at the same time.

Perfect. On a somewhat related note, I know the cycle can be encouraged by heat. The cycle thread says to turn your heater up all the way. I have a Eheim Jager heater that goes to 92 degrees (I think...). Would 92 be too hot to encourage growth of beneficial bacteria? It not, would 92 degrees hurt the plants at all? Not sure how sensitive aquarium plants are/can be to heat.